Category: Grants
Blog post by Diane H. Leonard, GPC Letter writing may seem like a lost art, but done well, it has the potential to open doors for funding opportunities. Specifically, …
Plus: How to be Submit Competitive Applications Blog Post by CharityHowTo Expert Diane H. Leonard, GPC Your organization may have a successful grant seeking strategy. You may have great …
This is a post by Diane H. Leonard, GPC Grantmaker relationships are a critical element of a successful grant seeking strategy, but you may be wondering how you can best …
This is a guest blog post by Diane H. Leonard, GPC Sometimes, it is just as important to know what NOT to say, as it is to know what …
In addition to thinking about your personal relationships, take some time to think about your relationships with your current and potential grant makers for your effective organization. In this …
By Diane H. Leonard, GPC What is all the talk about in grant seeking best practices about building relationships? Are relationships with grant makers really such an important part …
Instead of talking about what to say in your grant applications, we thought what if instead we focus on what NOT to say in a grant application? After years …
Finding a needle in a haystack. Finding a diamond in the rough. Leaving no rock unturned. Casting a wider net. Once in a blue moon. Looking for a polar …
Have you ever received a rejection letter from a grantmaker and wondered what you could have done differently? Have you ever wondered, as you clicked submit for a significant …
At the start of 2016 I asked colleagues and CharityHowTo webinar participants about what their biggest challenges were for a successful grant seeking strategy in 2016. There definitely was …
There are numerous paid databases available to assist you in your grantmaker research. They can make your grant research much more efficient. Yet how do you decide which one …
As grant professionals, we rarely know exactly who will be the reviewers of the grant proposals we have toiled over for hours and hours. We assume that they have …
Would you believe me if I told you that the grant budget is often the *first* reviewed portion of a grant application packet by the grant reviewer, grantmaker staff, …
Just getting started in grant writing? Trying to be more competitive with the applications you submit? There are numerous qualities that describe excellent proposals regardless of the program focus. …
Are you an organization that is considering applying for federal grants for nonprofits? Do you think you are a “grant ready ” organization? You are likely part of an …
